Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 7,956 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ William H. Donnelly in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,001 | 21.4% |
| Denied | 7,661 | 32.9% |
| Remanded | 8,711 | 37.4% |
| Dismissed | 1,870 | 8.0% |
| Withdrawn | 43 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 30 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 3 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,209 | 20.2% (446/2,209) | 30.6% (675/2,209) | 42.8% (946/2,209) | 6.4% (142/2,209) |
| Knee | 2,020 | 20.2% (409/2,020) | 34.0% (687/2,020) | 39.1% (789/2,020) | 6.7% (135/2,020) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,411 | 17.6% (249/1,411) | 40.6% (573/1,411) | 34.9% (492/1,411) | 6.9% (97/1,411) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,376 | 18.2% (251/1,376) | 31.2% (430/1,376) | 40.3% (555/1,376) | 10.2% (140/1,376) |
| Hearing loss | 1,133 | 23.4% (265/1,133) | 41.4% (469/1,133) | 29.7% (337/1,133) | 5.5% (62/1,133) |
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Docket mix drives outcome rates: judges deciding more increased-rating appeals (where partial grants are common) will look different from judges deciding more service-connection appeals. Compare a judge against the Board-wide issue-level baseline before reading anything into a single rate.
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